Tuesday, 21 April 2015

30th Sitting of the European Integration Committee

At the sitting held on 17 and 21 April, the European Integration Committee discussed the Action Plan Proposal for Chapter 23 – judiciary, combating corruption and fundamental rights.


The sitting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the Negotiating Group for Chapter 23 who presented the Action Plan Proposal.
Addressing the Committee members, the Head of the Negotiating Group for Chapter 23 and Assistant Minister of Justice Cedomir Backovic said that the proposed Action Plan is the result of the concentrated efforts of the executive power, judiciary, independent state bodies and the civil sector. Backovic also explained that the proposed document is still in the stage of consultation and that the final text of the document will be forwarded to the National Assembly.
In the discussion with the representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Committee members asked about the deadlines for the opening of the negotiation chapters and the methodology used to draft the Action Plan.
In addition to the Committee members, the debate was also joined by representatives of the civil sector – Nemanja Nenadic of Transparency Serbia, Milan Antonijevic of the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights and a representative of the Humanitarian Law Centre.
Following the discussion, the Committee members gave a positive opinion on the Action Plan Proposal for Chapter 23.
In the continuation of the sitting, on 21 April, the Committee members unanimously established the composition of the Committee delegation to take part in the COSAC plenary meeting, 31 May - 2 June, in Riga, Latvia. The delegation comprises Committee Chairman Aleksandar Senic, Committee Deputy Chairman Laszlo Varga and Committee member Biljana Pantic Pilja.

The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairman Aleksandar Senic and Committee Deputy Chairman Laszlo Varga.


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thursday, 28 march
  • 9.00 - consultations of representatives of the parliamentary groups about the election of deputy chairpersons of the National Assembly working bodies (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

  • 10.00 - visit of the students of Stevan Dukic Elementary School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - visit of the students of Drinka Pavlovic Elementary School Student Parliament to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - press conference of the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)оwn Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House 13, Nikola Pasic Square. Central Hall)

  • 13.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Speaker’s Cabinet)

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